These are all
different terms for the same thing, which implies that the employee or the
worker is not allowed to work in the UAE for a certain period of time. An employment
ban can be usually for six months, one year, or permanent.
A six month ban is
automatically imposed when leaving a job, unless there is reason not to, or
when a longer ban in imposed.
A one year ban is
imposed when a worker resigns before completing the limited contract period. A
one year ban is imposed mostly in cases of expat workers leaving government
jobs, expat workers who break the terms of their labour contract, in case of
expatriates who lose a case with labour department against their employer if
they were on temporary work permit and filed case with labour department, and
possibly against workers who leave their job within a year of starting.
A permanent ban is
imposed on absconding employees, or on those who break the labour law in any
way.
During a ban, although
nothing may be stamped on the employee’s passport, when a new employer submits
an application to Labour Ministry, it will automatically be rejected, if a ban
is already on the employee’s name in the computer file.
It may be possible to
avoid or lift a ban by paying a fee, when transferring from one sponsor to
another. However, it is best to check with the labour department of the
particular emirate about transfer of sponsorship, ban lifting fee etc.
However, no labour ban
will be imposed on UAE nationals who are not subject to labour bans, expatriate
workers moving to a government job, oil company employees, expat workers moving
to another employer within same free trade zone, expats having completed fixed
term contract and having given notice in advance about not renewing it, expats
who complete one year of unlimited contract and get NOC from current employer,
expats sponsored by their spouse for residence visa, and in cases of expats
having worked in the same company for more than two years (as of January 2011)
on unlimited contract.
Other exemptions from
employment ban or labour ban are for certain categories such as Engineers,
Doctors, Pharmacists, Male Nurses, Qualified Accountants and Auditors,
Agricultural Guides, Administrative Employees holding university degrees,
Drivers licensed to drive heavy vehicles and buses, workers in private oil
companies, and technicians operating on scientific, electronic instruments and
laboratories, drivers licensed to drive heavy vehicles and buses and getting
transferred on sponsorship to a similar party, and workers in private oil
companies when the transfer is between such companies.
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